I jumped a foot out of my seat in the first act of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY the terrifically entertaining theatrical production currently scaring the pants off Boston audiences-- bring an extra pair. Now in a strictly limited PRE-BROADWAY run at the EMERSON COLONIAL THEATRE, this brilliantly calibrated thrill fest is so much better than the hit [...]
I returned from Southeast Asia apparently dragging the heat and humidity with me but absolutely unable to get the last thing I saw onstage before I left out of my head: BLACK SWAN! Melanie Moore (Nina)/Credit: Hawver and Hall This world premiere production still onstage until July 12 at the American Rep Theater, [...]
COULDN'T RESIST! A few more pics at the FAB AFTER PARTY following the 2026 ELLIOT NORTON AWARDS held on Monday night June 1 presented by the BOSTON THEATER CRITICS ASSOCIATION at the HUNTINGTON THEATRE honoring the OUTSTANDING work of this past THEATER SEASON! We swanned around with Paul Melendy (now appearing in IRMA VEP at [...]
It's a revelation: EUREKA DAY now onstage at THE HUNTINGTON THEATRE is a A WILDLY FUNNY satire with a pitch-perfect cast attempting to unravel the Gordion knot of woke communication in the real world where consensus is a dream. The Tony Award-winning play by Jonathan Spector is a spot-on parody of the post biblical Tower [...]
THE 43rd ELLIOT NORTON AWARDS held MONDAY NIGHT JUNE 1 at the HUNTINGTON THEATRE was a spectacular, heartfelt evening in which the BOSTON THEATER CRITICS ASSOCIATION honored the OUTSTANDING work of the greater Boston Theater Community! 142 nominations in over 3 dozen categories were represented as Actors, Directors, Writers, Choreographers, Musicians, Designers took their bows, [...]
DO NOT MISS the funniest show of the season now blowing up at LYRIC STAGE BOSTON: SOMETHING ROTTEN! I walked in casually and left hysterically laughing at the lunatic exuberance of this uproarious production-- a mad, musical theater send-up directed by Ilana Ransom Toeplitz in her Lyric Stage debut. May it be the beginning of [...]
I've been thinking about the musical SWEPT AWAY ever since I saw its New England premiere capping off SpeakEasy Stage's 35th Anniversary season, its first destination since an acclaimed Broadway sojourn. Director Jeremy Johnson runs a tight ship: 90 minutes from stem to stern! Though the set design is merely serviceable, what happens on that [...]
Love that frisky title: DIDO OF IDAHO! The play by Abby Rosebrock, now onstage at APOLLINAIRE THEATRE, is a mad mash-up of myth and modern romance about a latter day "Dido" named Nora, in love with her wayward "Aeneas" Michael. The classic myth culminates in his betrayal and her suicide. Rosebrock's dark comedy culminates in [...]
I was struck by how moving this production of BREAKING THE CODE-- Hugh Whitemore's 1986 play now onstage at Central Square Theater-- still is! In the hands of an excellent cast, elegantly directed by Scott Edmiston, beautifully lit and simply staged with an updated epilogue by Neil Bartlett, the play remains an acutely relevant real [...]
More than 130 nominations in over two dozen categories of outstanding actors, directors, designers, choreographers, musicians, and productions and five awards for visiting productions were announced today by the Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA of which I am proud to be president!) for the 43rd Annual Elliot Norton Awards. The awards ceremony will be held [...]
